{"id":420,"date":"2016-03-13T21:25:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T21:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:58:18","slug":"plant-safety-first-bestology-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/13\/plant-safety-first-bestology-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Safety First \u2013 bESTology Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Plant Safety First<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3666\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/safety-first-580.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3666\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/safety-first-580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image: safety-news.org\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/safety-first-580-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/safety-first-580-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: safety-news.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Health and safety must be sown first to ensure a bountiful harvest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just as farms come in various types, so do safety practices. Safety practices for weather, dust, livestock, hauling, manure pits, ponds, noise, silos, equipment, wells, hand tools, chemicals and pesticides are all concerns for a farmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grab a BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich and let\u2019s research safety protocols from the farm to our table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aces.edu\/farmsafety\/\">Farm Safety<\/a> \u2013 Alabama Cooperative Extension Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aces.edu\/farmsafety\/documents\/BigRoundHayBalesafety2014.pdf\">Hay Bale Safety<\/a> \u2013 Alabama Cooperative Extension Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmtek.com\/farm\/supplies\/cat1;ft_building_materials;ft_safety_equipment.html\">FarmTec Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmtek.com\/farm\/supplies\/ExternalPageView?pageKey=EXTERNAL_PAGE_2001\">FarmTec Free Webinars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fss.txstate.edu\/ehsrm\/safetymanual\/agsafe\/farmequip.html\">Farm Equipment Safety<\/a> \u2013 Texas State University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/docs\/2007-175\/pdfs\/2007-175.pdf\">Personal Protective Equipment Safety<\/a> \u2013 Penn State Cooperative Extension Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/OshDoc\/data_General_Facts\/FarmFactS2.pdf\">OSHA Safety Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyomingextension.org\/agpubs\/pubs\/B1233.pdf\">Personal Protective Equipment<\/a> \u2013 Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalliteracy.cornell.edu\/tutorial\/dpl3000.html\">Guide to Online Research<\/a> \u2013 Cornell University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/file.lacounty.gov\/dhs\/cms1_204498.pdf\">Basic Internet Search Techniques<\/a> \u2013 excellent resource<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/index.html\">Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/fsis\/topics\/food-safety-education\/get-answers\/food-safety-fact-sheets\">Food Safety &#8211; USDA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Grainstorming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Farmer for a Day! Choose a type of farm or ranch that interests you (corn, pigs, lettuce, tomato, cattle, etc.) and generate a list of equipment that is needed to operate your farm. Research and evaluate safety protocols associated with each piece of machinery including personal safety practices such as eyes, ears, hands, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Search online news articles for farm related accidents in 2015. Discuss and determine whether each accident was due to equipment failure, lack of equipment maintenance or operator error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grainstorm and share with your teammates how you would implement safe practices on your farm!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BEST Farm Journal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add two new silos to bESTology Week 2. Label one silo \u201cSafe Shopper\u201d and the other \u201cEating Out\u201d. Research and write associated safety words for each silo, i.e., pasteurization, temperature, canned goods, etc. Consult a dictionary for unfamiliar words and write the definition in your BEST Farm Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Referencing each silo of words, compose a <em>Top Ten Tips<\/em> list for being a safe shopper and for safe dining out. Share your list with others and persuade them to practice safe shopping and eating out habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BEST Connection<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prior to the 42 days of BEST, establish a safety plan for your team. As part of your plan, develop safety videos for each of the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tools: name, function, maintenance, storage and safety for each tool used by your team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Protective wear: importance of ear and eye safety during the 42 days of BEST<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No horseplay: explain the consequences for such behavior in a manufacturing setting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Others safety videos of your choice!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Post your videos on YouTube and share with BEST. This is a fantastic outreach project to share with other BEST teams!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Community Connection<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact a safety officer from a local manufacturing company and invite them to visit your classroom. Ask your guest to share their company\u2019s safety plan and how they train their employees on implementing safety practices. Share your BEST team\u2019s safety objectives and ask your guest for suggestions of improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capture a team photo with the safety officer and post in your exhibit booth on Game Day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Fertilizer for the Brain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hay! Hay! Hay! The bale is running away! Hay bales are a necessity for feeding cattle but are a safety concern when loading, transporting and unloading. Research and determine the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Math: determine size and weight of an average hay bale<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Science: calculate the calories in average bale of hay and predict the approximate number of cattle one bale can feed in one day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Injuries: determine how many farmers are injured each year from rolling hay bales<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/uploadedFiles\/Content\/Lessons\/Resources\/6-8\/HayBaleFarmer-AS.pdf\">Hay Bale Math Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/Lesson.aspx?id=2863\">Solution (bottom of page)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminations.nctm.org\/uploadedFiles\/Content\/Lessons\/Resources\/6-8\/HayBaleFarmer-OH-Solutions.pdf\">Solution to Question 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/strong> add, ask, brainstorm, choose, compose, consult, contact, create, determine, develop, discuss, establish, evaluate, generate, implement, invite, label, list, persuade, post, read, reference, research, search, share, write<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Workforce Skills:<\/strong> reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, speaking, active learning, writing, social perceptiveness, systems analyses, persuasion, mathematics, equipment selection, equipment maintenance, science<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Download a PDF copy of Plant Safety First &#8211; bESTology Week 8 &#8211; Click<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B4Zn0esNNU9KbTR5aVdtUk9jOHc\/view?usp=sharing\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Tell your BEST friends about bESTology!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Remember &#8211; there are hints in bESTology for the upcoming Bet The Farm game. \u00a0Can you find them?<\/span><\/h3>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While the information contained in this website has been compiled from sources believed to be current and reliable, Friends of BEST in Alabama, Inc. (FBA) cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions or content changes. Links made from this website are to reputable organizations at the time of posting. However, FBA cannot be held responsible for content on such linked websites. The existence of such links does not represent an endorsement by FBA of any views expressed or products or services offered.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plant Safety First&nbsp;<br \/>\nHealth and safety must be sown first to ensure a bountiful harvest.<br \/>\nJust as farms come in various types, so do safety practices. Safety practices for weather, dust, livestock, hauling, manure pits, ponds, noise, silos, equipment, wells, hand tools, chemicals and pesticides are all concerns for a farmer.<br \/>\nGrab a BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich and let&rsquo;s research safety protocols from the farm to our table.<br \/>\nResources<\/p>\n<p>Farm Safety &ndash; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service<br \/>\nHay &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions\/421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}